Design for a Chimneypiece, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, The fireplace is framed by moldings and stripes. Fluted pilasters are laterally. Ramheads with blossom festoons are in the capitals. Above is a high entablature with an unornamented frieze. In the center in front of the lower part of the entablature and the stripe above the opening is a relief with the five dancers as in 1938-88-8202 without the pilasters. A greek band is below the relief. Ramheads are shown in profile laterally at the upper corners. They support festoons, which hang in the framing stripes.


Size: 3800px × 2972px
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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